Legal Opinion

Sanson Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. Warren Knitting Mills, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided February 20, 1953No. 10863PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment for plaintiffs in a patent infringement suit. The subject of the action is Bley design patent No. 151,732, issued November 16, 1948, to plaintiffs Bley and Spurgeon who subsequently assigned a one-half interest therein to the other plaintiff, Sanson Hosiery Mills, Inc. • Appellant is a manufacturer of women’s hosiery. The patent is for a design on 'ladies’ stockings achieved by tracing a uniformly-spaced line around the reinforced heel and cradle of the stocking so as to convert the reinforcement into a pleasing ornamental feature.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. Gorham Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  3. Specialty Equipment & MacHinery Corp. v. Zell Motor Car Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
  4. Glen Raven Knitting Mills, Inc. v. Sanson Hosiery Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
  5. Root Refining Co. v. Universal Oil Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1935

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Robert W. Lee D/B/A Rollo-Laxer v. Dayton-Hudson Corporation D/B/A Target Stores and Matrix International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
  2. R. M. Palmer Company v. Luden's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
  3. Laskowitz v. Marie Designer, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1954
  4. Rains v. Cascade Industries, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1967
  5. Blumcraft of Pittsburgh v. Citizens & South. Nat. Bank of SCDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1968

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